Which of the following best describes the operation of the Media Dependent Adapter (MDA)?
A. The MDA contains the flexible fast path complex used for forwarding data.
B. Excess data is discarded by the MDA and the remaining data forwarded for QoS processing.
C. The MDA buffers data and applies Quality of Service (QoS) to classify and treat the data appropriately.
D. The MDA converts data from its incoming physical format into an internal format and provides some minimal buffering.
Answer: D
What is NOT a function of the IOM?
A. It forwards the data to the switch fabric.
B. It discards excess data packets.
C. It converts the incoming data to an internal format.
D. It performs Quality of Service operations and buffers incoming data.
Answer: C
